EP1238211A1 - Ball screw - Google Patents

Ball screw

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EP1238211A1
EP1238211A1 EP00987246A EP00987246A EP1238211A1 EP 1238211 A1 EP1238211 A1 EP 1238211A1 EP 00987246 A EP00987246 A EP 00987246A EP 00987246 A EP00987246 A EP 00987246A EP 1238211 A1 EP1238211 A1 EP 1238211A1
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nut
thread
screw drive
sleeve
balls
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Alexander Zernickel
Rolf Fleischhauer
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IHO Holding GmbH and Co KG
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INA Schaeffler KG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H25/00—Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • F16H25/18—Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms for conveying or interconverting oscillating or reciprocating motions
    • F16H25/20—Screw mechanisms
    • F16H25/22—Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members
    • F16H25/2204—Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members with balls
    • F16H25/2214—Screw mechanisms with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members with balls with elements for guiding the circulating balls
    • F16H25/2223—Cross over deflectors between adjacent thread turns, e.g. S-form deflectors connecting neighbouring threads
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/18—Mechanical movements
    • Y10T74/18568—Reciprocating or oscillating to or from alternating rotary
    • Y10T74/18576—Reciprocating or oscillating to or from alternating rotary including screw and nut
    • Y10T74/18728—Backlash
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/19—Gearing
    • Y10T74/19642—Directly cooperating gears
    • Y10T74/19698—Spiral
    • Y10T74/19702—Screw and nut
    • Y10T74/19721—Thread geometry
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/19—Gearing
    • Y10T74/19642—Directly cooperating gears
    • Y10T74/19698—Spiral
    • Y10T74/19702—Screw and nut
    • Y10T74/19744—Rolling element engaging thread
    • Y10T74/19749—Recirculating rolling elements
    • Y10T74/19767—Return path geometry

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a ball screw drive with a spindle and a nut surrounding it, and with balls arranged therebetween, which are arranged in a threaded manner on the spindle and in corresponding thread paths that are formed on rings arranged inside the nut, the thread path each one of the rings located in the nut has a deflection area for the return of the balls from an outlet end of a common turn of the thread tracks to an inlet end of this turn.
  • Ball screws are used to convert a rotary movement into a translatory movement and are used, for example, in the automotive field for steering column adjustment, throttle valve adjustment, gear shifting or electrical door locking.
  • a ball screw drive of the type mentioned is known, in which two profile rings are arranged side by side in a nut body. These are each made in two pieces, the two profile ring parts of each end butting each other at the ends. There is a gap between two sections of the two parts of a profile ring that form a return duct. This leads to complicated contours.
  • the two profile rings are fixed in the nut body in that they are cast in or injected.
  • the publication US 3,009, 367 shows a ball screw drive which consists of a large number of individual parts which have to be assembled in a complex manner. This is an expensive combination of cutting and non-cutting individual parts, so this screw drive is probably very expensive.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing a ball screw drive which has a high degree of efficiency and is simple to produce and easy to assemble and disassemble.
  • a feed device should enable the balls to be gently deflected with little friction.
  • a thread track is formed on one end face of each of the rings arranged in the nut and the thread tracks of two adjacent rings together with the thread track of the spindle limit an endless circulation channel for the balls.
  • the ball screw drive only a few individual parts are used for the ball screw drive, which can be produced inexpensively by non-cutting machining.
  • the nut can be a thin-walled sleeve produced without cutting. It can have a flanged sleeve flange which closes the sleeve and causes play adjustment or pretensioning of the ball screw drive.
  • the nut can also have a sleeve flange which acts as a ring and is provided with a threaded path, an insert ring provided with a thread path being arranged axially next to the annular sleeve rim within the nut.
  • the ball screw drive consists of the non-cutting sleeve with an integrated, non-cutting shaped raceway part, the non-cutting insert ring with the second track part, the balls and the also non-cutting spindle with a further track part.
  • the nut is finished by inserting the insert ring into the sleeve and a subsequent flanging process.
  • a spring element can be arranged between the flanged sleeve flange and the insert ring in order to apply a defined preload to the ball joint and to make it free of play for this threaded drive designed as a roller bearing.
  • the spring element can be formed by a ring made of an elastically deformable material.
  • One of the rings used in the nut can be designed as a deflection cage, which has thread tracks with deflection areas on its two end faces.
  • the deflection cage can be arranged axially inside the nut next to an insert ring provided with a thread track. It is also possible to arrange the deflection cage with its other axial end inside the nut next to a sleeve flange of the nut provided with a threaded path.
  • Such a ball screw drive has only two endless circulation channels for balls.
  • the deflection cage is arranged in the space between the insert ring and the sleeve rim facing away from the insert ring and, with the deflection regions of its thread tracks, produces a gentle deflection of the balls.
  • the ball screw drive can be adjusted via one of the sleeve rims of the nut designed as a sleeve.
  • a spring can also be used in the area of this sleeve rim for play-free guidance. With the adjustable sleeve rim or with the spring, the structure becomes independent of tolerances.
  • FIG. 1 shows a ball screw in longitudinal section
  • FIG. 2 shows a jacket-side view of a deflection cage of the ball screw drive
  • FIG. 3 shows an end view of the deflection cage
  • FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section through the deflection cage according to line IV
  • Figure 5 shows a modified ball screw in longitudinal section
  • FIG. 6 shows a ball screw drive in a further embodiment, partly in longitudinal section and partly in side view
  • FIG. 7 shows an insert ring of the ball screw drive according to FIG. 6, partly in longitudinal section and partly in side view;
  • Figure 8 shows the insert ring of Figure 7 in a front view
  • Figure 9 shows a ball screw drive as in Figure 6, but with an additional spring element used.
  • a ball screw according to the invention according to FIGS. 1 to 4 is arranged on a spindle 1, which has a thread track 2 on its outer surface.
  • a sleeve-shaped nut 3 concentrically surrounds the spindle 1 and contains balls 4 which can roll on the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1.
  • the balls 4 are held in two endless revolutions in the nut 3.
  • an insert ring 5 is inserted into the nut 3 and is axially supported on a sleeve rim 6 of the nut 3.
  • the insert ring 5 is on its from the end face facing away from the sleeve rim 6 is provided with a thread 7 for the balls 4.
  • a deflecting cage 8 axially adjoins within the nut 3 and has a thread track 9 on its end face pointing towards the insert ring 5.
  • the thread 7 of the insert ring 5 and the thread 9 of the deflection cage 8 are arranged such that they limit an endless channel for the balls 4 together with the thread 2 of the spindle 1.
  • the deflection cage 8 At its end facing away from the insert ring 5, the deflection cage 8 also has an end-face threaded path 10. It is held here axially in the nut 3 by a sleeve board 11, which is also provided with a thread track 12, the thread track 10 of the deflection cage 8 and the thread track 12 of the sleeve board 11 being arranged such that they are together with the thread track 2 of the spindle 1 form a further endless circulation channel for the balls 4.
  • the thread tracks 9 and 10 of the deflection cage 8 are provided with deflection areas 13 on part of their circumference. At the end of one turn of the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1, the balls 4 return to the beginning of this turn via the respective non-steering region 13.
  • a ball screw drive according to the invention shown in FIG. 5 is also arranged on a spindle 1 which has a thread track 2 on its outer surface.
  • a sleeve-shaped nut 3 concentrically surrounds the spindle 1 and contains balls 4 which can roll on the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1.
  • the balls 4 are held in an endless circulation in the nut 3 rollable.
  • an insert ring 5 is inserted into the nut 3 and can be supported axially on a sleeve rim 6 of the nut 3.
  • the insert ring 5 is provided on its end face facing away from the sleeve rim 6 with a thread track 7 for the balls 4.
  • the insert ring 5 is provided with a deflection area on part of its circumference. At the end of one turn of the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1, the balls 4 return to the beginning of this turn via the deflection area. In this case, a gap must be provided between the insert ring 5 and the sleeve rims 6 and 11 of the nut 3.
  • a spring element 14 can additionally be inserted into the nut 3 before the nut 3 is flanged at its axial end facing away from the sleeve rim 11 in order to form the sleeve rim 6.
  • the sleeve rim 6 and the spring element 14 together serve to generate a defined preload in the ball screw drive.
  • each insert ring 16 and 17 with thread tracks 7 are arranged in the nut 15, which can be designed as embossed disks and, together with the thread track 2 of an associated spindle 18, an endless circulation channel for the balls 4 form.
  • each insert ring 16 has a support area 19 and a deflection area 20.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a ball screw, comprising a spindle (1), a nut (3) surrounding the same and balls (4) which are located between them, said balls being arranged in such a way that they can roll in the screw race (2) configured on the spindle (1) and in corresponding screw races (7, 12) configured on rings inside the nut (3). The screw race (7, 12) of one of the rings situated in the nut (3) respectively, has a deviating area for guiding the balls (4) back from a run-out end of a common turn in the screw races (2, 7, 12) to a run-in end of this turn. According to the invention, a screw race (7, 12) is configured on a front face on each of the rings located in the nut (3, 15). The screw races (7, 12) of two adjacent rings, together with the screw race (2) of the spindle (1, 18), delimit a continuous circular channel for the balls (4).

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Kugelgewindetrieb Ball Screw
Beschreibungdescription
Gebiet der ErfindungField of the Invention
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kugelgewindetrieb mit einer Spindel und einer diese umgebenden Mutter sowie mit dazwischen angeordneten Kugeln, welche in einer an der Spindel ausgebildeten Gewindebahn und in entsprechenden Gewindebahnen abrollbar angeordnet sind, die an innerhalb der Mutter angeord- neten Ringen ausgebildet sind, wobei die Gewindebahn jeweils eines der in der Mutter befindlichen Ringe einen Umlenkbereich für die Rückführung der Kugeln von einem Auslaufende einer gemeinsamen Windung der Gewindebahnen zu einem Einlaufende dieser Windung aufweist.The invention relates to a ball screw drive with a spindle and a nut surrounding it, and with balls arranged therebetween, which are arranged in a threaded manner on the spindle and in corresponding thread paths that are formed on rings arranged inside the nut, the thread path each one of the rings located in the nut has a deflection area for the return of the balls from an outlet end of a common turn of the thread tracks to an inlet end of this turn.
Hintergrund der ErfindungBackground of the Invention
Kugelgewindetriebe dienen der Umwandlung einer rotatorischen Bewegung in eine translatorische Bewegung und finden beispielsweise Anwendung im Kraftfahrzeugbereich bei der Lenksäulenverstellung, der Drosselklappenver- Stellung, der Gangschaltung oder der elektrischen Türverriegelung. Aus der Druckschrift DE 33 23 345 A1 ist ein Kugelgewindetrieb der eingangs genannten Art bekannt, bei dem in einem Mutternkörper zwei Profilringe nebeneinanderliegend angeordnet sind. Diese sind jeweils zweistückig hergestellt, wobei von einem Ring jeweils die beiden Profilringteile endseitig stumpf aneinander- stoßen. Zwischen zwei einen Rückleitungskanal bildenden Abschnitten der beiden Teile eines Profilringes befindet sich ein Spalt. Daher ergeben sich bei dieser Ausführung komplizierte Konturen. Die beiden Profilringe sind in dem Mutternkörper dadurch fixiert, dass sie eingegossen oder eingespritzt sind. Die Druckschrift US 3,009, 367 zeigt einen Kugelgewindetrieb, der aus sehr vielen Einzelteilen besteht, die in aufwendiger Weise montiert werden müssen. Hier handelt es sich um eine teuere Kombination aus spangebend und spanlos hergestellten Einzelteilen, so dass dieser Gewindetrieb wahrscheinlich sehr teuer ist.Ball screws are used to convert a rotary movement into a translatory movement and are used, for example, in the automotive field for steering column adjustment, throttle valve adjustment, gear shifting or electrical door locking. From the publication DE 33 23 345 A1 a ball screw drive of the type mentioned is known, in which two profile rings are arranged side by side in a nut body. These are each made in two pieces, the two profile ring parts of each end butting each other at the ends. There is a gap between two sections of the two parts of a profile ring that form a return duct. This leads to complicated contours. The two profile rings are fixed in the nut body in that they are cast in or injected. The publication US 3,009, 367 shows a ball screw drive which consists of a large number of individual parts which have to be assembled in a complex manner. This is an expensive combination of cutting and non-cutting individual parts, so this screw drive is probably very expensive.
Zusammenfassung der ErfindungSummary of the invention
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zu Grunde, einen Kugelgewindetrieb zu schaffen, der einen hohen Wirkungsgrad aufweist und einfach herstellbar sowie leicht zu montieren und zu demontieren ist. Dabei soll eine solche Vorschubvorrichtung eine sanfte Umlenkung der Kugeln bei geringer Reibung ermöglichen.The invention is based on the object of providing a ball screw drive which has a high degree of efficiency and is simple to produce and easy to assemble and disassemble. Such a feed device should enable the balls to be gently deflected with little friction.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass an den in der Mutter angeordneten Ringen jeweils eine Gewindebahn an einer Stirnseite ausgebildet ist und die Gewindebahnen zweier benachbarter Ringe gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn der Spindel einen endlosen Umlaufkanal für die Kugeln be- grenzen. Infolge dieser erfindungsgemäßen Lösung werden für den Kugelgewindetrieb nur wenige Einzelteile verwendet, welche kostengünstig durch spanlose Bearbeitung hergestellt werden können. Insbesondere kann die Mutter eine dünnwandige, spanlos hergestellte Hülse sein. Sie kann einen umgebördelten, die Hülse schließenden und eine Spieleinstellung bzw. Vorspannung des Kugelgewindetriebes bewirkenden Hülsenbord aufweisen. Die Mutter kann auch einen als Ring wirkenden, mit einer Gewindebahn versehenen Hülsenbord aufweisen, wobei innerhalb der Mutter ein mit einer Gewindebahn versehener Einsatzring axial neben dem ringförmigen Hülsenbord angeordnet ist. Bei optimaler Ausführung besteht der Kugelgewindetrieb also aus der spanlos hergestellten Hülse mit einem integrierten, spanlos geformten Laufbahnteil, dem spanlos hergestellten Einsatzring mit dem zweiten Laufbahnteil, den Kugeln und der ebenfalls spanlos hergestellten Spindel mit einem weiteren Laufbahnteil. Bei einem Ausführungsbeispiel des Gewindetriebes wird durch Einlegen des Einsatzringes in die Hülse und einen anschließenden Bördelvorgang die Mutter fertig gestellt. Zwischen dem umgebördelten Hülsenbord und dem Einsatzring kann ein Federelement angeordnet werden, um eine definierte Vorspannung auf den Kugelverband zu bringen und diesen als Wälzlager ausgebildeten Gewindetrieb spielfrei zu machen. Das Federelement kann von einem Ring aus einem elastisch verformbaren Werkstoff gebildet sein.This object is achieved according to the invention in that a thread track is formed on one end face of each of the rings arranged in the nut and the thread tracks of two adjacent rings together with the thread track of the spindle limit an endless circulation channel for the balls. As a result of this solution according to the invention, only a few individual parts are used for the ball screw drive, which can be produced inexpensively by non-cutting machining. In particular, the nut can be a thin-walled sleeve produced without cutting. It can have a flanged sleeve flange which closes the sleeve and causes play adjustment or pretensioning of the ball screw drive. The nut can also have a sleeve flange which acts as a ring and is provided with a threaded path, an insert ring provided with a thread path being arranged axially next to the annular sleeve rim within the nut. In an optimal design, the ball screw drive consists of the non-cutting sleeve with an integrated, non-cutting shaped raceway part, the non-cutting insert ring with the second track part, the balls and the also non-cutting spindle with a further track part. In one embodiment of the screw drive, the nut is finished by inserting the insert ring into the sleeve and a subsequent flanging process. A spring element can be arranged between the flanged sleeve flange and the insert ring in order to apply a defined preload to the ball joint and to make it free of play for this threaded drive designed as a roller bearing. The spring element can be formed by a ring made of an elastically deformable material.
Einer der in der Mutter eingesetzten Ringe kann als Umlenkkäfig ausgebildet sein, der an seinen beiden Stirnseiten Gewindebahnen mit Umlenkbereichen aufweist. Der Umlenkkäfig kann innerhalb der Mutter axial neben einem mit einer Gewindebahn versehenen Einsatzring angeordnet sein. Es ist dabei auch möglich, den Umlenkkäfig mit seinem anderen axialen Ende innerhalb der Mutter neben einem mit einer Gewindebahn versehenen Hülsenbord der Mutter anzuordnen.One of the rings used in the nut can be designed as a deflection cage, which has thread tracks with deflection areas on its two end faces. The deflection cage can be arranged axially inside the nut next to an insert ring provided with a thread track. It is also possible to arrange the deflection cage with its other axial end inside the nut next to a sleeve flange of the nut provided with a threaded path.
Ein solcher Kugelgewindetrieb weist nur zwei endlose Umlaufkanäle für Kugeln auf. Innerhalb der Mutter ist der Umlenkkäfig in dem Zwischenraum zwischen dem Einsatzring und dem von dem Einsatzring abgewandten Hülsenbord angeordnet und erzeugt mit den Umlenkbereichen seiner Gewindebahnen eine sanfte Umlenkung der Kugeln. Über einen der Hülsenborde der als Hülse ausgebildeten Mutter ist der Kugelgewindetrieb spieleinstellbar. Im Bereich dieses Hülsenbordes kann für die spielfreie Führung auch eine Feder eingesetzt wer- den. Mit dem einstellbaren Hülsenbord bzw. mit der Feder wird der Aufbau toleranzunabhängig.Such a ball screw drive has only two endless circulation channels for balls. Inside the nut, the deflection cage is arranged in the space between the insert ring and the sleeve rim facing away from the insert ring and, with the deflection regions of its thread tracks, produces a gentle deflection of the balls. The ball screw drive can be adjusted via one of the sleeve rims of the nut designed as a sleeve. A spring can also be used in the area of this sleeve rim for play-free guidance. With the adjustable sleeve rim or with the spring, the structure becomes independent of tolerances.
Kurze Beschreibung der ZeichnungBrief description of the drawing
Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in der Zeichnung dargestellt und werden im folgenden näher beschrieben. Es zeigenEmbodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and are described in more detail below. Show it
Figur 1 einen Kugelgewindetrieb im Längsschnitt; Figur 2 eine mantelseitige Ansicht eines Umlenkkäfigs des Kugelgewindetriebs;Figure 1 shows a ball screw in longitudinal section; FIG. 2 shows a jacket-side view of a deflection cage of the ball screw drive;
Figur 3 eine stirnseitige Ansicht des Umlenkkäfigs;FIG. 3 shows an end view of the deflection cage;
Figur 4 einen Längsschnitt durch den Umlenkkäfig gemäß Linie IV-FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section through the deflection cage according to line IV
IV der Figur 3;IV of Figure 3;
Figur 5 einen abgewandelten Kugelgewindetrieb im Längsschnitt;Figure 5 shows a modified ball screw in longitudinal section;
Figur 6 einen Kugelgewindetrieb in einer weiteren Ausführungsform, teilweise im Längsschnitt und teilweise in der Seitenansicht;FIG. 6 shows a ball screw drive in a further embodiment, partly in longitudinal section and partly in side view;
Figur 7 einen Einsatzring des Kugelgewindetriebes nach Figur 6, teilweise im Längsschnitt und teilweise in der Seitenansicht;FIG. 7 shows an insert ring of the ball screw drive according to FIG. 6, partly in longitudinal section and partly in side view;
Figur 8 den Einsatzring nach Figur 7 in stirnseitiger Ansicht;Figure 8 shows the insert ring of Figure 7 in a front view;
Figur 9 einen Kugelgewindetrieb wie in Figur 6, jedoch mit einem zusätzlich eingesetzten Federelement.Figure 9 shows a ball screw drive as in Figure 6, but with an additional spring element used.
Ausführliche Beschreibung der ZeichnungDetailed description of the drawing
Ein erfindungsgemäßer Kugelgewindetrieb nach den Figuren 1 bis 4 ist an einer Spindel 1 angeordnet, die an ihrer Mantelfläche eine Gewindebahn 2 aufweist. Eine hülsenförmige Mutter 3 umgibt konzentrisch die Spindel 1 und ent- hält Kugeln 4, die an der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 abrollen können. Die Kugeln 4 sind in zwei endlosen Umläufen in der Mutter 3 abrollbar gehalten. Hierzu dient ein in der Mutter 3 eingesteckter Einsatzring 5, der sich axial an einem Hülsenbord 6 der Mutter 3 abstützt. Der Einsatzring 5 ist an seiner von dem Hülsenbord 6 abgewandten Stirnseite mit einer Gewindebahn 7 für die Kugeln 4 versehen. An dem Einsatzring 5 schließt sich innerhalb der Mutter 3 axial ein Umlenkkäfig 8 an, der an seiner auf den Einsatzring 5 weisenden Stirnseite eine Gewindebahn 9 aufweist. Die Gewindebahn 7 des Einsatzringes 5 und die Gewindebahn 9 des Umlenkkäfigs 8 sind so angeordnet, dass sie gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 einen endlosen Kanal für die Kugeln 4 begrenzen.A ball screw according to the invention according to FIGS. 1 to 4 is arranged on a spindle 1, which has a thread track 2 on its outer surface. A sleeve-shaped nut 3 concentrically surrounds the spindle 1 and contains balls 4 which can roll on the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1. The balls 4 are held in two endless revolutions in the nut 3. For this purpose, an insert ring 5 is inserted into the nut 3 and is axially supported on a sleeve rim 6 of the nut 3. The insert ring 5 is on its from the end face facing away from the sleeve rim 6 is provided with a thread 7 for the balls 4. On the insert ring 5, a deflecting cage 8 axially adjoins within the nut 3 and has a thread track 9 on its end face pointing towards the insert ring 5. The thread 7 of the insert ring 5 and the thread 9 of the deflection cage 8 are arranged such that they limit an endless channel for the balls 4 together with the thread 2 of the spindle 1.
An seinem von dem Einsatzring 5 abgewandten Ende weist der Umlenkkäfig 8 ebenfalls eine stirnseitige Gewindebahn 10 auf. Er wird hier von einem Hülsenbord 11 axial in der Mutter 3 gehalten, der ebenfalls mit einer Gewindebahn 12 versehen ist, wobei die Gewindebahn 10 des Umleπkkäfigs 8 und die Gewindebahn 12 des Hülsenbordes 11 so angeordnet sind, dass sie gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 einen weiteren endlosen Umlaufkanal für die Kugeln 4 bilden.At its end facing away from the insert ring 5, the deflection cage 8 also has an end-face threaded path 10. It is held here axially in the nut 3 by a sleeve board 11, which is also provided with a thread track 12, the thread track 10 of the deflection cage 8 and the thread track 12 of the sleeve board 11 being arranged such that they are together with the thread track 2 of the spindle 1 form a further endless circulation channel for the balls 4.
Die Gewindebahnen 9 und 10 des Umlenkkäfigs 8 sind auf einem Teil ihres Umfanges mit Umlenkbereichen 13 versehen. Die Kugeln 4 gelangen am Ende einer Windung der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 über den jeweiligen Unnlenk- bereich 13 zurück an den Anfang dieser Windung.The thread tracks 9 and 10 of the deflection cage 8 are provided with deflection areas 13 on part of their circumference. At the end of one turn of the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1, the balls 4 return to the beginning of this turn via the respective non-steering region 13.
Ein in Figur 5 dargestellter erfindungsgemäßer Kugelgewindetrieb ist ebenfalls an einer Spindel 1 angeordnet, die an ihrer Mantelfläche eine Gewindebahn 2 aufweist. Eine hülseπförmige Mutter 3 umgibt die Spindel 1 konzentrisch und enthält Kugeln 4, die an der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 abrollen können. Die Kugeln 4 sind in einem endlosen Umlauf in der Mutter 3 abrollbar gehalten. Hierzu dient ein in der Mutter 3 eingesteckter Einsatzring 5, der sich axial an einem Hülsenbord 6 der Mutter 3 abstützen kann. Der Einsatzring 5 ist an seiner von dem Hülsenbord 6 abgewandten Stirnseite mit einer Gewindebahn 7 für die Kugeln 4 versehen. Er stützt sich innerhalb der Mutter 3 axial an einem weiteren Hülsenbord 11 der Mutter 3 ab, welcher ebenfalls mit einer Gewindebahn 12 versehen ist. Die Gewindebahn 7 des Einsatzringes 5 und die Gewindebahn 12 des Hülsenbordes 11 sind so angeordnet, dass sie gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 einen endlosen Umlaufkanal für die Kugeln 4 bilden. Der Einsatzring 5 st auf einem Teil seines Umfanges mit einem Umlenkbereich versehen. Die Kugeln 4 gelangen am Ende einer Windung der Gewindebahn 2 der Spindel 1 über den Umlenkbereich zurück an den Anfang dieser Windung. Zwischen dem Einsatzring 5 und den Hülsenborden 6 und 11 der Mutter 3 ist in diesem Fall ein Spalt vorzusehen.A ball screw drive according to the invention shown in FIG. 5 is also arranged on a spindle 1 which has a thread track 2 on its outer surface. A sleeve-shaped nut 3 concentrically surrounds the spindle 1 and contains balls 4 which can roll on the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1. The balls 4 are held in an endless circulation in the nut 3 rollable. For this purpose, an insert ring 5 is inserted into the nut 3 and can be supported axially on a sleeve rim 6 of the nut 3. The insert ring 5 is provided on its end face facing away from the sleeve rim 6 with a thread track 7 for the balls 4. It is supported axially within the nut 3 on a further sleeve rim 11 of the nut 3, which is also provided with a threaded path 12. The thread 7 of the insert ring 5 and the thread 12 of the sleeve rim 11 are arranged so that they are together with the thread 2 of the spindle 1 form an endless circulation channel for the balls 4. The insert ring 5 is provided with a deflection area on part of its circumference. At the end of one turn of the threaded path 2 of the spindle 1, the balls 4 return to the beginning of this turn via the deflection area. In this case, a gap must be provided between the insert ring 5 and the sleeve rims 6 and 11 of the nut 3.
Nach dem Einsatzring 5 kann in die Mutter 3 zusätzlich ein Federelement 14 eingelegt werden, bevor die Mutter 3 an ihrem von dem Hülsenbord 11 abge- wandten axialen Ende umgebördelt wird, um den Hülsenbord 6 zu bilden. Der Hülsenbord 6 und das Federelement 14 dienen gemeinsam der Erzeugung einer definierten Vorspannung in dem Kugelgewindetrieb.After the insert ring 5, a spring element 14 can additionally be inserted into the nut 3 before the nut 3 is flanged at its axial end facing away from the sleeve rim 11 in order to form the sleeve rim 6. The sleeve rim 6 and the spring element 14 together serve to generate a defined preload in the ball screw drive.
Bei den in den Figuren 6 bis 9 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen sind in der Mutter 15 jeweils zwei Einsatzringe 16 und 17 mit Gewindebahnen 7 angeordnet, die als geprägte Scheiben ausgeführt sein können und gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn 2 einer zugehörigen Spindel 18 einen endlosen Umlaufkanal für die Kugeln 4 bilden. Hierfür weist jeder Einsatzring 16 einen Tragbereich 19 und einen Umlenkbereich 20 auf.In the exemplary embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, two insert rings 16 and 17 with thread tracks 7 are arranged in the nut 15, which can be designed as embossed disks and, together with the thread track 2 of an associated spindle 18, an endless circulation channel for the balls 4 form. For this purpose, each insert ring 16 has a support area 19 and a deflection area 20.
Bei dem Gewindetrieb nach Figur 6 liegt der die Mutter 15 verschließende umgebördelte Hülsenbord 6 unmittelbar an dem Einsatzring 17 an, während in Figur 9 zwischen den Hülsenbord 6 und dem Einsatzring 17 ein ringförmiges Federelement 21 aus einem elastischen Werkstoff zur Ausübung einer Vor- Spannung in dem Gewindetrieb angeordnet ist. In the screw drive according to FIG. 6, the flanged sleeve flange 6, which closes the nut 15, lies directly against the insert ring 17, while in FIG Screw drive is arranged.
BezugszahlenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
Spindelspindle
Gewindebahnthread path
Muttermother
KugelBullet
Einsatzringinsert ring
Hülsenbordsleeve board
Gewindebahnthread path
Umlenkkäfigdeflecting cage
Gewindebahnthread path
Gewindebahnthread path
Hülsenbordsleeve board
Gewindebahnthread path
Umlenkbereichdeflection
Federelementspring element
Muttermother
Einsatzringinsert ring
Einsatzringinsert ring
Spindelspindle
Tragbereichsupport area
Umlenkbereichdeflection
Federelement spring element

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Patentansprüche claims
1. Kugelgewindetrieb mit einer Spindel (1 , 18) und einer diese umgebenden Mutter (3, 15) sowie mit dazwischen angeordneten Kugeln (4), welche in einer an der Spindel (1 , 18) ausgebildeten Gewindebahn (2) und in entsprechenden Gewindebahnen (7, 9, 10, 12) abrollbar angeordnet sind, die an innerhalb der Mutter (3, 15) angeordneten Ringen ausgebildet sind, wobei die Gewindebahn (7, 9, 10, 12) jeweils eines der in der Mutter (3, 15) befindlichen Ringe einen Umlenkbereich (13, 20) für die Rückführung der Kugeln (4) von einem Auslaufende einer gemeinsamen Windung der Gewindebahnen (2, 7, 9, 10, 12) zu einem Einlaufende dieser Windung aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an den in der Mutter (3, 15) angeordneten Ringen jeweils eine Gewindebahn (7, 9, 10, 12) an einer Stirnseite ausgebildet ist und die Gewindebahnen (7, 7 bzw. 7, 9 bzw. 7, 12 bzw. 10, 12) zweier benachbarter Ringe gemeinsam mit der Gewindebahn (2) der Spindel (1 , 18) einen endlosen Umlaufkanal für die Kugeln (4) begrenzen.1. Ball screw drive with a spindle (1, 18) and a nut (3, 15) surrounding it and with balls (4) arranged between them, which in a threaded path (2) formed on the spindle (1, 18) and in corresponding threaded paths (7, 9, 10, 12) are arranged such that they can be unrolled, which are formed on rings arranged inside the nut (3, 15), the threaded path (7, 9, 10, 12) in each case one of those in the nut (3, 15 ) located rings has a deflection area (13, 20) for the return of the balls (4) from an outlet end of a common turn of the thread tracks (2, 7, 9, 10, 12) to an inlet end of this turn, characterized in that at the in the nut (3, 15) arranged rings, a thread path (7, 9, 10, 12) is formed on one end face and the thread paths (7, 7 or 7, 9 or 7, 12 or 10, 12) two adjacent rings together with the thread (2) of the spindle (1, 18) begin an endless circulation channel for the balls (4) coins.
2. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass einer der in der Mutter (3) angeordneten Ringe als Umlenkkäfig (8) ausgebildet ist, der an seinen beiden Stirnseiten Gewindebahnen (9, 10) mit Umlenkbereichen (13) aufweist.2. Screw drive according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the rings arranged in the nut (3) is designed as a deflection cage (8), which has thread tracks (9, 10) with deflection areas (13) on its two end faces.
3. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Umlenkkäfig (8) innerhalb der Mutter (3) axial neben einem mit einer Gewindebahn (7) versehenen Einsatzring (5) angeordnet ist.3. Screw drive according to claim 2, characterized in that the deflection cage (8) within the nut (3) is arranged axially next to an insert ring (5) provided with a threaded path (7).
4. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Um- lenkkäfig (8) innerhalb der Mutter (3) axial neben einem mit einer Gewindebahn (12) versehenen Hülsenbord (11 ) der Mutter (3) angeordnet ist.4. Screw drive according to claim 2, characterized in that the deflection cage (8) inside the nut (3) is arranged axially next to a sleeve flange (11) provided with a thread track (12) of the nut (3).
5. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mutter (3) einen als Ring wirkenden, mit einer Gewindebahn (12) versehenen Hülsenbord (11 ) aufweist, wobei innerhalb der Mutter (3) ein mit einer Gewindebahn (7) versehener Einsatzring (5) axial neben dem ringförmigen Hülsenbord (11 ) angeordnet ist.5. Screw drive according to claim 1, characterized in that the nut (3) has a sleeve rim (11) which acts as a ring and is provided with a thread track (12), an insert ring (5) provided with a thread track (7) being arranged axially next to the annular sleeve rim (11) within the nut (3) ,
6. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mutter (3, 15) eine dünnwandige, spanlos hergestellte Hülse ist.6. Screw drive according to claim 1, characterized in that the nut (3, 15) is a thin-walled, non-cutting sleeve.
7. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mutter (3, 15) einen umgebördelten, die Hülse schließenden und eine Spieleinstellung bzw. Vorspannung des Kugelgewindetriebes bewirkenden Hülsenbord (6) aufweist.7. Screw drive according to claim 6, characterized in that the nut (3, 15) has a flanged, the sleeve closing and a game setting or biasing the ball screw sleeve collar (6).
8. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Mutter (3, 15) zwischen dem umgebördelten Hülsenbord (6) und einem Einsatzring (5, 17) ein Federelement (14, 21 ) angeordnet ist.8. Screw drive according to claim 7, characterized in that a spring element (14, 21) is arranged in the nut (3, 15) between the flanged sleeve rim (6) and an insert ring (5, 17).
9. Gewindetrieb nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Federelement (14, 21 ) als Ring aus einem elastisch verformbaren Werkstoff ausgebildet ist. 9. Screw drive according to claim 8, characterized in that the spring element (14, 21) is designed as a ring made of an elastically deformable material.
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